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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Christmas Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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